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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

have worked together for our good.
But after ALL would it not be
harder to say, upon reflection,
that they have not? Do we know
that they have not? We shall, of
course. never know how much worse
our condition might have been had we
been left to travel the road we had
marked out for ourselves We might
have made disastrous failures all along
our chosen track. No one of US knows
that he would not; no one knows that
his present position and environments
have not been wisely ordered and arc
not the very best for him, all things
considered. And so lie us not sit down
in an unmanly way and take to q con-
slant whining over what we consider
our failures to be what and where we
should be. Among the meanest men
on earth is the man who spends his
time in whining because he is out of
of his place in this world. Such man
gives good evidence that the Almighty
has ordered things about right; that he
is in his proper place. and would
have been failure any where else. No
situation in the world is SO bad that it
can not be made better. Let us who
do nothing because we think we ought
to he some where else. arise and shake
ourselves, and go to work in trying to
make things better where we are. The
Lord has made that our mission and
our great opportunity.
Undoubtedly we are sometimes left
to move straight along in the paths we
have marked out for ourselves with or
without seeking direction and the APP
prevail of the Master-the true source
of all reliable light. Sometimes we
are useful and happy in thus living and
acting along our own projected lines of
work. and sometimes we are not. Indeed,
as we look over the wide field of human
activities we are inclined to the belief
that. while there are noted exceptions
to the remark. it still holds true that
we find proportionately larger num-
Der of successes III life-we mean sue
cesses in making the world better
among those who have turned aside
from the proposed work of earlier days
than we do among those who have
been permitted to go their own way.
and that there is a smaller number
among the former than among the
latter who can with truth repeat the
words of Whittier, in his Maud Null
Ter:
For Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddles are these: 1t might have been.
=CNicn1O Interior.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS
NICE KIND OF A COWBOY.

On. It's fan to be a cowboy.
With q woodshed for your tent,
And grass-plat for your prairie;
Then with swagger free and airy.
Wild and thrilling the adventures we invent
Tor our herd, we've three stray kittens,
And broom's our trusty gun;
When willy. prowling savage
That's post-attempts to ravaye.
To attack him from our ambush, Is such fun /!
Then our l=riats q clothes-line;
How we gallOp up and down
On an old bench. for mustang!
How We hurrah while we just hang
To its sides, and fercely yell, and storm the
town.
Clothes-pins in our belt for pistols,
Woe to any game we meet!
When the dinner-bell is sounding
Back to mother we go bounding
Even real cowboys have to stop to eat!
Oh, it's nice to be a cowboy.
Nice to have our home so near.
Then mothers good night kisses.
When ones tired, one never misses
-k<as cowboys go to sleep without, I fear.
George Cooper in n T. Independent.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
That German who has inyente

That German who has invented .
simple method of deadening the sound
of the piano deserves \ monument OF
solid gold. The continuance consists
merely Of the application Of fine fan-
mel to the frame betwe en- the strings
and hammers of an upright piano.
The sound can be graduated ut will
without injuring the quality Of the
tone.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
Horse. Killed BY Mercury.

A recent visitor to . Mexican silver
mine relates that he was shown mass
OF mercury. weighing two pounds.
take0 from the stomach of horse that
had worked in the patio. He says: '.In
this primitive Mexican process, which
seems to be well suited to the wants of
the country. the ground ore, or silver
mud. is mixed with salt. mercury. Etc.
The horses that tread this mud for
weeks, in order TO mix the chemicals.
attracted by the salt, lick the mud, and
take in the poisonous quieksilver.
This. accommodating in the system.
finally kills them. / was informed
that the bones Of these animals ara
ground up. in order to obtain the msr.
curry in them. Science.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

oountenance delay in such mattersL !
moved my material out into the street.
About half hour later. team OF SIX
mules, attached to . heavy wagon. ran
away. struck my press. broke it all to
pieces, scattered my type and-wen.
demolished all my prospects Ny dear
friend. you now know why I am diDr
gusted. "-ArkansasO Traveller.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

Omaha Manly de.-. that nev
girl has got to CO." Omaha Dame
"You must be crazy. She's the besk
girl we ever had. SO quie. ard r.spsct-
full. and such q cook" mo maxs.r
she isn't honest" I'VE can afford -.
lose little sugar or tea now and than.
dear. Perhaps her folks are verv
poor THAT isn't it l saw her early
this morning creep into our room, taxa
my purse out Of my pocket and nearlv
empty it." 20! well. may be it, only
habit. She's been married. you know =
Ousah0 Worsh
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

"'Yes.'
".Well, in view of the fact that there
IS now such a demand for houses I'll
have to raise your rent to ten dollars
per month
Il gazed In stupid establishment,
hoping that he might be jesting. but
he laughed in cruel glee. and said:
My dear Colonel. tomorrow will be
the first of the month, and unless You
can pay me ten dollars in advance for
the next month, I'll have to ask you to
vacate Immediately I told him
would do so. thinking that l could get
another house, but ! went all around
town. only to find that my articles had
been the means of ruinous
advance in rents. At last went
back to plead with Packingx
Colonel he said. in consideration
of the fact that you had much to
do with bringing this boom about
would let you have your old Office at
nine dollars per month, but the fact is,
l rented it about half an hour ago to
young fellow who is about to start an
immigration paper l hurried away
from Packings, for knew that if I re-
NAMED much longer in his presence I
would choke him. The fellow vino
rented the house insisted upon imme-
date possession. and as the rapid senti-
naat Of the awakened town would NO.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-19

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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
BIRDS In japan.

In Japan the birds are regarded rs sacred,
and never under any pretense are they per
mitted 10 be destroyed During the stay Of
Commodore Perry In that country few Of his
officers started on "A cunning excursion. No
sooner did the people observe the cruel
Strengthening Of their favorites chan number
Of them waited upon the commodore and re-
monstrated against the conduct Of the
officers There was no more bird shooting IN
Japan by American officers after that, and
when the treaty between the two countries
was concluded, one express condition OF it was
that the birds should be protected. What a
commentary upon the inhuman practice Of
our people who unfortunately shoot every
thing in the form Of n bird which has the
misfortune to come within the range of their
murderous weapons
On the top Of tombstOnes in Japan small
cavity or trough is chiseled which the priests
every morning fiji with fresh water for the
birds Enlightened America, Mr.. Bergh,
president of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty 10 Animals, thinks, should initiate
these customs of the heather japanese, If not
by providing water for the feathered
warblers, at least by protecting them from
vagabonds who uselessly destroy them orrob
their nests
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
Alaska Visitors in Central Park.

The sea lions in Central park which occupy
the little artificial pond near the lion house,
and entertain visitors 10y occasionally rear
ing their heads above the water and giving
utterance 10 terrific roars. come from Alaska
by boat To San Francisco From San Francisco
they were transferred to New York in great
refrigerator car. There are eight Of these sea
lions, five cows and three bulls. When at
home in the cold north the sea lions devote a
large portion OF the day 10 catching fish In
Central park they do not have to go fishing
for their suppers, bat browse hzily upon the
stone copings, until firing Of tins they dive
deep into the water below They are fed on
fish supplied from the Fulton market by the
keeper who has them in charge
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

Ilouscmaid's knee" has long held a
recognized and honorable place among the
ills which flesh is heir to-honorable be-
cause, as we know, "Who sweeps "a floor
as for Gods law makes that and the ac-
tion fine" The prevailing taste for
emotional drama has developed "a varia-
ton of this complaint which may be called
leading lady's knee" Mrs. Kendall is
the first victim, or at any rate the FIRST
whose ease has been recorded. Lady
Clancarty has 10 impOrtune, first her
hinty hearted brother, and then the more
complaisant king for mercy toward her
husband. This involves such continual
kneeling that Mrs Kendall has been for
some time suffering the pains hitherto
held peculiar 10 housemaids and nuns.
She now kneels upon a cushion. Pail
Mall Gazette.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

The queen regent of spain is knocking
the blue laws'o f Spanish etiquette to
pieces at jolly rate The other day She
called meeting Of the ministry at the
Castle Of Araniuez When the statesmen
reached the gate of the park they found
the qneen and the Princess Isabel waiting
for them The queen was in victoria
and the Princess Isabel was in drag and
four. The queen was driving. She in
yted Senior Saga-ta To take a seat beside
her. and the other ministers were accom-
modatod in the drag On reaching the
castle coffee was brought. and the queen
ordered cigars to be produced as well and
offered 90 the gentlemen The ministers
seemed To hesitate. In all the annals Of
Spanish history no subject had ever
smoked in the presence of queen. The
queen regent, however, gave the com
mand, and the ministers, like dutiful sub
iects. obeyed Gold sticks and chamber
lans have been ever since in hopeless
dependency York Tribune
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BILL NYe's HORRoRscoPE.
He Pays n Brief Visit TO n Professional
Star Reader.

"Riny the bell and the door will open," Is
the remark made by a small label over bell
handle ia Third avenue, near Eighteenth
street. where Mime. La Foy reads the past,
pfc.clt anil future Mt 30 much per read.
Love. mafriagc, divorce, business, speculation
ami ..:nes, are there handled with the ut
mot imouity by mime. La Foy, the famous
scientific astrologist,n who has monkeyed
W. ili' planets for twenty years, and If she
wanted any information has read it In the
stars"
rang the bell the other day 10 see If the
door would open II did so after considerable
delay, and pimply boy in knee pants showed
me upstairs into the waiting room.
mime la Foy De Graw," said |, bowling
with the easy grace Of a gentleman Of the old
school, would you mind pecring into the
future for me about a half dollars worth.
not necessarily for publication, ct cetera.'
certainly not. What would you like to
knowF
"Why, | want 20 know all can for the
money" | said in a bantering tone. "Of
course do not wish 20 know what already
know. II is what do not know that desire
e. know. Tell me what / do not know,
Madame will detain you but moment
You can tell me what year and on what
day Of what month you were born, said Nine.
La Foy, "and will outline your life TO you.
/ generally require "a lock Of the hair, but IN
your case we will dispense with it,
told when / was born and The circum-
stances as well ms could recall them.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

pARATEK. Died. saturday morning, june
18th. zoo quarter tO b O'Clock. AGNE VI. daugh
ter of F.J and Mary y Painter; aged two
years and eleven months.
Her funeral took place from her father IS res
ilcnce. 80. lOj Louisiana street, SUNDAY eve
ming. at 3 o'clock.
SCOTT Died in Roanoke. Va. june 23d.
ls>1 HENINGHAM LYONS, infant daughter
of Mary v. and Robert =. Scott aged tenn
months.
WHlTTLE. Died. saturday. june 18th. l~-1.
LLEWELLEN FAIRFAX. infant son ot
Frank VI. aud Carrie T.. white, aged three
months Hua four days.
The funeral took place from the residence.
2gl South Third street Sunday afternoon at o
o'clock
HARDWOOD Drowned. while bathing boo
Charles City county. juno .2d. Az BkEl HAIR
WOOD. son of 7. J.. and lz1la Harwood. lu the
eighteenth year of his age.
The funeral services of Rev. JOHN ID.
BLACKWELL. ID. d., will Dee held 40 Mouu
mental Methodist church. Portsmouth. Va.
ON 20 ESDAY. the 18th instant. at D O'Clock
pm. The burial will bee IN Warrenton. Va.
tomorrow.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
THE KINGFIsHER

The bird lives almost entirely upon fish,
as its name implies, and cOrrespon-
dent in Golden DAYS describes its manner
Of catching them Selecting some object
which overhangs the water, il takes Its
perch upon it, and with its big beak sunken
ON its breast, awaits the approach of its prey.
Suddenly, IL may be seen 70 drop from the
perch into the water, and 10 emerge with a
fish in its beak. Returning 10 the perch, it
bangs the fish against it, throws it up in the
air, catches it with its head downward, and
swallows H.
Many readers will remember the graceful
legend of Alcyone the daughter of Neptune
and the wife Of Ccyx, who, for love of her
drowned husband, plunged into the sea and
was changed into a kinghsher together with
him. Around this legend cluster many
Others, numbered with which is the one .out
the kingisher, building on the seashOrc u
fragile nest aud then launching it upon the
waves. As so delicate a structure would be
shattered by the slightest storm, 10 was
thought that from seven days before the
winter Solstice 10 seven days after IT,, the
weather was perfectly calm This period
was known as the "halcyon days "a term
familiar 10 all
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
The Travelling Public TO Blame.

Perhaps collisions at sea between great
steamships will become entirely impOs-
sible some day; but IL Will not be until
the travelling public gets over its present
hurry. If steamships came TO full stop
the moment the fog settled down on them,
or just as soon n another fog horn than
their own was heard, there would hot be
any serious chance Of their coming to-
gether BY code of signals under such
circumstances one vessel might even adj
vance slowly while the other stood ready
TO back, until il was certain that they had
passed each other. But this would be
slow work, and the growing of the pas
sengers at the delay would probably
drive the commander TO suicide or vio-
lence. No, the public itself is not yet
quite willing TO travel safely.-New York
Tribune.
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[oantinued from First Paae.l

ny before again entering school.
There were many, however, who did
look needy, and 1t was a scene for Pea
body or Childs 10 contemplate. How
we wish there could have been place
found for all Of them.
The world will never know whether
or not the hope Of some widowed mother,
afflicted father, or invalid sister did not
hang on the result of that visit Most OF
them, however, were dressed neatly.
Their kind mothers had fixed them so
that they would look their best, and it is
fondly hoped that all will find places for
the summer
There should be, and there no doubt
will be, honest work for every honest
hand that wishes to labor. God bless our
boys and-Our girls too; for we must
embrace them in all good wishes.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
To TaXpaYera!


All taxes due the State can be paid in
coupons.
Complete protection and indemnity
guaranteed.
License taxes due the State can be paid
in coupons.
Overdue taxes due the State on real
and personal property can be paid in cou-
pons.
All liquor licenses should be taken out
on or before July I'd.
BY rendering coupons you will save a
large proportion of your tax bill.
The United States Supreme Court by
repeated decisions has held the States
coupons to be as good ten
der as gold or bank notes.
JAMES L. COOPER,
91l Main street, Richmond, Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
THE CHOSEN MEN.
Annual Election for the Grain and Cotton
Exchange

The annual meeting Of the members Of
the Richmund Grain and Cotton EX-
change for election Of officers for the
ensuing year was held yesterday morning,
Mr.. Lewis d. Crcnshaw, Jr., in the chair,
Mr.. b. A. Jacob, secretary. The inspec-
tors of election reported the following
ticket duly elected. President, Captain
Philip IIaXall; First Vice. President r. A.
Dunlop; Second Vice President, Charles
II. Simpson Board Of Directors r. 7.
Alvey, W. G. Clemens, +. II. Dean, +. II.
Elicit, George A. Haynes, w r. John
ston, Warner Moore, Noryell kyland,
y r. Savage. Fred. ". Scott, Silas Shell
burne, William W. Tompkins, Herman
Wallcrstine, r. w Wood, and 7. X.
Wyles
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
Work Done with "A Bees Sting.

The bees sting, says Naturalist Clark, is
by no means made for singing only, but is
used In doing the artistic cell work, Gaping
the comb and infuSing the formic acid, by
means Of which honey receives its keeping
qualities The sting is really skilfuily con
trived little trowel with which the bee fin
ishes oil and caps the cells when they are
filed brimfui Of honey This explains why
honey extracted before it is capped over does
not keep well The formic acid has not been
Injected into n
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
Grain and Cotton Exchange.

RICHMOND, Va. June p.
OFFERINGS REPORTED To- THE sECkEfAki.
Corn II coo bushels.
OATs.-2, 235 bushels.
mo sales reported.
COTTON REPORT.
Market quiet and steady.
Qu0tanOns- Middling, lie.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

The inhabitants Of Algiers are as distinct
as the districts There are the natives from
all the surrounding rcgions-Moors or Arabs,
Kabyles or Berbers, and the negroes from
the interior. The white element represented
by Frenchmen, Spaniards, Portuguese,
Italians and Jews The cut shows the figure Of
an Arab reading the Koran tie is half re-
clining on cushion with turhan on his
head and dressed, as were his foreiathers, III
haggy trousers and loose burnouso hanging
IA graceful folds from bis shoulders.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

Two-thirds of the cotton seed oil sod M
the uited States goes 40 the makers Of
lard and hutcrinc and its use 90 the eX-
tent of about 20 per cent has been one Of
the most powerful influences I'm reducing
the price Of lard IL is also being used
for cooking. and a large proportion Of the
oil taken with salads and sardincs is the
product Of the cotton fields Happily sci
cntihc men declare that il is perfectly
wholesome. and some say that il is better
than animal fats, At which vcgetarians
will rejoice II is estimated that not far
from 600 600 tons Of cotton seed are used
i'm this industry every year, and that from
400. 600 to 500. 600 barrels Of crude oil are
produced. half of which is exported from
the states The Oh Is not the only prod
net of the seed The meal, after the oil
has been expressed, is sold, either loose or
compressed into cake. for animal food,
cattle taking 90 IL kindly, and for fertiliz-
ing purposes When refined il is difficult
10 distinguish between the cotton and
olive Chicago Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
FINANCIAL.
Reported by e. w. Branch n Co, bankers
and brokers. No. I'LL Main street.
Now York Stock Market.
REVIEW.


New YoBK. June E.-It looks as If Gould
was going TO make il very heavy weather
for Hart and his load of Pacific Mail. There
is no love lost between them. The market
opened feverish and was plainly evident that
some further liquidation was necessary be-
fore the whole debris of the spasm Of last
week could be cleared away, and firm basis
reached. The main difficulty is what the
future course Of the money market may be.
The present stringency naturally kills all in
cipient speculation, and liquidates such hold
ings as obtain Many of the long stocks have
probably been held for some time, and were
therefore the more susceptible To an organ
lied attack. The general tone, however,
seems to be gradually tending towards
quieter and better market. The decline has
shaken out a line Of stocks that had been
dragging along for some months past, and
they have probably been absorbed by strong
er holders thus relieving the situation. The
market ruled rather unsettled during the last
hour, and closes weak. Money loaned as
high as 3-l6 and interest, and closed at 7@9
per cent.
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REVIEW

The wheat market has been rather dull TO-
day, and trading light. Opening was easier
all around and scalpeTs sold the market of
at three-quarters of cent. Good export de-
mand and heavy shipments caused reaction
later, and close is strong at one-elghth over
Saturday s figures Receipts continue light
Visible supply showed heavy decrease
u. 597. 600. This gave hrmer tone 90 market.
Corn easier early in sympathy with wheat
but reacted sharply on demand from shorts
and bad crop reports. Close Is strong al
about half cent advance.
Provisions strong. The fire yesterday
evening caused considerable Joss Of stun,
which frightened shorts and caused liberal
evening demand.
Ribs advanced about twenty-five points
and lard ten.
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The Kingfsher and Its Legends.

The kingfsher is one of the few bright
colored birds which lose none Of their bril-
lance in flight, but are, when on the wing.
as bright rs when at rest.
There came, swift as meteors shining flame,
A kingfisher from out the brake
Aud almost seemed 10 leave wake
OF brilliant hues behind.
AS the bird darts along IFS horizontal
course, just above the surface of the vac r,
its flight is 50 swift that it looks as If Il blue
streak had been drawn through the air
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

Julien Binford makes better offer for
a half dime Of 1902 He will now give
five gallons Of his splendid xxx
Whisky, which he sells for 81 gallon,
for a half dime of 1902, in good order.
If you can't get such half dime, try
some Of this whisky anyhow 1t is a
superior article, and you can buy it at 81
per quart. JULIEN BINFORD,
1902 East Main street
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The Humoro..v..,..

Numbered with easy chemical .xneriments
the following; In a quill place a small
quantity Of quicksilver, and, having fastened
II well In, insert tho quill through the end of
newly boiled egg, which egg, being placed
On the table, Will dance about till cold.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28

PENDLETON- KUHN Married. at Leigh
street BAPTIST church. June .th. lSs.. hy Rcy
John Pollard. ID. d.. CllASTAIN W. PENDLE
TON to AMELIA KUHN.
CONT DUNN Married. in Richmond. Va.
june 22d. at 9p.m., at the brides graudtathcr's
MIR John n Acres. hy Rev Il. H. Pitt. Mn